Parliament fails to halt voter apathy as turnout at 20-year low

THE European Parliament failed to halt the decline in voter interest as the elections registered its lowest ever turnout over the past 20 years at 43%.

The lowest was 17% in Slovakia and the highest 91% in Luxembourg where voting is mandatory.

Libertas, the party founded by businessman Declan Ganley, failed to make an impression appearing to win just one seat on early returns despite a reported e30 million campaign in 20 of the 27 member states.